[Unicharm Corporation] Unicharm is developing an environmental conservation plan with 22 retail business partners. “Choose, use, circulate” campaign to connect to the future
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Press release: May 13, 2024
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Unicharm develops environmental conservation plans with 22 retail business partners. “Choose, use, circulate” campaign to connect to the future
Unicharm Corporation (Representative Director, President and Executive Officer: Takahara
Gokyu) has announced that it will carry out an environmental conservation project with 22 of its retail partners, and will donate a portion of the sales of eligible products to environmental protection organizations for a limited time from mid-May 2024. Masu.
* ■List of 22 planning and development retail companies (in
alphabetical order) *
Welcia Pharmacy/Okwa/Okay/Kyorindo Pharmacy/Aoki Drugs/Sunroad Drugs Fukutaro Medicine/Konan/Zagzag/Sugi Pharmacy/Seki Yakuhin/Chubu Yakuhin/Tsuruha Drug/
Tsuruha Group Drug & Pharmacy West Japan/Tomo’s/Drug
Eleven/Heiwado/Beisia/Marudai Sakurai Pharmacy/Yakuodo/Yamazawa Group/Lady Pharmacy
* ■Background of the initiative*
Our company has established the “Environmental Goals 2030” announced in May 2020 and the mid- to long-term ESG goals “Kyo-sei Life Vision” announced in October of the same year.
We aim to realize a sustainable society by promoting “climate change response” as set forth in “2030.” Towards this goal, we are carrying out a variety of activities based on the idea that “We want to work together with our business partners and consumers to face and overcome various social issues.” As part of this effort, we will collaborate with 22 retail business partners who have agreed to support
sustainable environmental conservation activities in local
communities, and will donate a portion of the sales of eligible products to environmental protection organizations.
* ■Overview of initiatives*
A portion of the sales of eligible products from the 22 participating companies will be donated to environmental protection organizations to support local environmental conservation activities. In addition, we will publish the summary of our activities on our website,
sustainability report, etc. to ensure that our activities are highly transparent.
[Release date] Mid-May to end of July 2024 *Implementation period varies depending on the company.
[Sales] 22 supporting companies, each store
[Target products] Some of the typical target products are listed below.
Target products Reduction details
Sofy Synchrofit Reduces waste by 36% just by using it with regular napkins Ultra-comfortable mask with the ultimate ear comfort 60% reduction in plastic usage for the inner bag
Lifree thin lightweight pants
Lifree Paper pants pad that stays in place and stays secure.Using the pants and pad as a set reduces the amount of waste.
Approximately 20% reduction
Deo Toilet Reduces the amount of waste by 51% compared to hardening paper sand Deo Sheet Deodorant Lab Reducing the frequency of replacing pet sheets reduces the amount of garbage by 52%
* ■Donation destination*
Each greening promotion committee in the following prefectures is eligible for the campaign “Green Donation”
Prefectural Greening Promotion Committee | National Land Greening Promotion Organization (green.or.jp) Hokkaido / Aomori Prefecture / Iwate Prefecture / Yamagata Prefecture / Gunma Prefecture / Saitama Prefecture / Chiba Prefecture / Tokyo / Kanagawa Prefecture / Yamanashi Prefecture / Shizuoka Prefecture / Aichi Prefecture / Gifu Prefecture / Ishikawa Prefecture / Shiga Prefecture / Osaka Prefecture / Wakayama Prefecture / Okayama prefecture/Hiroshima prefecture/Ehime prefecture/Fukuoka prefecture
-Green fundraising activities-
We carry out forest environmental education activities such as local forest maintenance such as tree planting and thinning, greening of local public facilities, and training of Green Boys and
forest-building volunteers.
* ■“SDGs 17 Goals” contributed through ““Select, Use, Convey” campaign that connects to the future”*
This activity is based on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) adopted by the United Nations in 2015.
Of the 17 goals established in the Sustainable Development Goals, we believe that we will contribute to the following.
12. Responsibility to create Responsibility to consume 13. Take concrete measures against climate change 15. Let’s protect the richness of the land too.
We will continue to aim to solve environmental and social issues and contribute to achieving the SDGs through our business activities, such as providing products and services.
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